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Everything to do with the film development process. From guides on the different types of developers to agitation, edge effects, fixer types, chemical storage, and more!

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How to store film properly, and what happens when you don’t

by Daren

Storing film properly will ensure it performs the best it can. Yet, not even the fridge can completely stop film from degrading. Here’s why:

Messed up negative

28 Film Developing Problems and How to Solve Them (with photos)

by Daren

Light leaks? Solid lines across the film? Surge marks? Or patches of light/dark exposures on your negatives? Here’s how to fix these problems.

7 ways to reduce your environmental impact when shooting film

by Daren

Here are seven easy methods that you can add to your workflow today that’ll reduce your film developing environmental impact.

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How Much Does it Cost to be a Film Photographer in 2021?

by Daren

How much exactly does it cost to be a film photographer in 2021? Is it cheaper than Digital? Here’s my cost breakdown for the 2020 year.

The Top 5 Sharpness Enhancing B&W Film Developers

by Daren

Once you’ve got the photographic technique down, the next step to getting sharp negatives is to use the right sharpness-enhancing developers.

Create sharper film images with these 17 photoshop-free techniques

by Daren

These are 15 genius methods photographers have used to make their images sharper long before computers and Photoshop were invented.

How Long does Fixer Last? Everything there is to know about fixing film

by Daren

Have you ever found your film came out cloudy or milky in appearance? Chances are your fixer solution went bad. Here’s how to fix it!

The misunderstood art of film agitation

by Daren

Film agitation is as much of an art as taking the photos in the first place. Get your developing game to the next level by learning agitation.

5 Photo books That’ll Make You a Better film Phographer

by Daren

Film Photographers Dorothea Lange, Dave Heath, Trent Parke, Hengki Koentjoro, and Michel Campeau all walk into a bar. Here’s what they said.

Is Film Photography Worth it in 2023?

by Daren

Not too long ago, film photography was a dying medium. But it’s coming back with a vengence in 2021, but it’s still not perfect for everyone.

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